Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 監禁(かんきん) in Japanese

監禁
Kana Reading
かんきん
Romaji
kankin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    confinement
    Example sentence
    反逆者はついに捕まり牢獄監禁された The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to prison.

Examples of 監禁, かんきん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

13 strokes

prohibition, ban, forbid

On'Yomi: キン

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer

On'Yomi: カン

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